Muses: Elizabeth Siddal
Elizabeth Siddal (1829-1862) is known as “art’s greatest supermodel.” She is famously immortalized in paintings as Shakespeare’s Viola and Ophelia but she was also an artist and poet in her own right....
23 Aug 20227min
Muses: Kiki de Montparnasse
Kiki de Montparnasse (1901-1953) inspired Man Ray and many other painters, photographers and sculptors. An artist herself, she impressed critics with her paintings and made waves with her risqué memoi...
22 Aug 20226min
Muses: Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono (1933-present) is a polarizing figure in the world of music and contemporary art. Her work was influential for many artists and musicians, but was often overshadowed by her public relationshi...
19 Aug 20226min
Muses: Loie Fuller
Loie Fuller (1862-1928) used swirling silks, multi-colored lights, and inspiration from nature in her routines. Her artistry helped inspire the Art Nouveau movement of the early 20th century.This mont...
18 Aug 20227min
Muses: Maria Von Trapp
Maria Von Trapp (1905-1987) had her voice heard around the world. First, as a member of a highly popular touring group–and second, in theaters around the world as a rebel nun turned baroness.This mont...
17 Aug 20227min
Muses: Margaret Garner
Margaret Garner (1834-1858) is known for a desperate act that became immortalized in Toni Morrison’s award winning novel, Beloved.This month, we’re talking about muses–women who were drivers of creati...
16 Aug 20226min
Muses: Jean Ross
Jean Ross (1911-1973) inspired the character Sally Bowles, the cabaret singer in Christopher Isherwood’s novel, Goodbye to Berlin, as well as the musical adaptation, Cabaret. Where fictional Sally was...
15 Aug 20226min
Muses: Lee Miller
Lee Miller (1907-1977) was legendary for her beauty, which was captured on film by Jean Cocteau, painted by Pablo Picasso, and photographed by Man Ray. However, she was also a talented photographer, w...
12 Aug 20227min
